Global joint integrity specialist and engineering services company Hydratight is introducing its latest in-place heat treatment services to the resources sector in Australia.

Hydratight’s in-situ heat treatment services are designed to enhance the strength, safety and durability of welded structures essential to industries such as oil and gas, mining and energy, metals fabrication and infrastructure construction.

Commercial Leader of Hydratight in Australia, Mr Neil Ferguson explains that the in-situ heat treatment services are vital to all companies involved in the oil and gas and resources boom, with the heat treating team trained to meet and exceed highly demanding work scopes.

Hydratight is equipped with the experience, expertise and equipment to meet all pre- or post-weld requirements. The pre-weld heat treatment process controls the heat-up phase to reduce levels of thermal stress and provide compensation for high heat losses, minimising the rate of weld hardening and reducing weld porosity and hydrogen cracking.

Controlled post-weld heat treatment relaxes residual and thermal stress in metals, tempers the metal, and removes diffusible hydrogen stress, improving the metallurgical structure and enhancing the strength and life of the material.

Resistance heat treatment services

Hydratight’s resistance heat treatment includes 9-way power supplies, recording and monitoring systems and all related primary and secondary cables. Offering a wide range of high quality receptacles and connectors, Hydratight also manufactures highly durable heating pads to exacting standards, which can withstand high temperatures over long durations.

Induction heat treatment services

Hydratight’s induction heat treatment equipment includes operating systems up to 35kw, controllers with digital recorders, power cables, liquid cooled heating cables, insulation, Kevlar blankets and diverse ancillaries. The portable induction system is highly mobile with a small footprint and weighs less than 140kg.

Induction heating benefits include a quick set-up in addition to faster and more energy efficient heat treatment on some metals.

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